Gender Feminine
Meaning & History
English variant of Lily. It is also used in Scandinavia, as a form of Lily or a diminutive of Elisabeth.
Related Names
VariantsLilian, Liliana, Lilianna, Lillia, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillie, Lily (English) Eli, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Lill, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss (Norwegian) Betina, Bettina, Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilli, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi (Danish) Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lill, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise (Swedish)
Other Languages & CulturesLiljana (Albanian) Zabel (Armenian) Elixabete (Basque) Liliya (Belarusian) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth (Biblical) Elisabet (Biblical Greek) Elisheva (Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth (Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet, Liliya, Lilyana (Bulgarian) Elisabet (Catalan) Elizabeta, Ljiljana, Ela, Ljilja (Croatian) Alžběta, Izabela, Liliana, Eliška (Czech) Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Babette, Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize (Dutch) Eliisabet, Eliise, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu (Estonian) Lilja (Faroese) Elisabet, Isabella, Lilja, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsi, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi, Lilli (Finnish) Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Lili, Liliane, Babette, Élise, Isabeau, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette, Lison, Lyliane, Lys (French) Bet, Elske (Frisian) Sabela (Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Liana, Liza (Georgian) Elisabeth, Elsbeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Lili, Lilli, Babette, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elly, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabell, Isabella, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lisa, Lisbeth, Tina (German) Elisavet, Liza (Greek) Elikapeka (Hawaiian) Elisheva (Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Elza, Erzsi, Zsóka (Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Lilja, Elísa, Elsa (Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Lile, Sibéal (Irish) Elisabetta, Isabella, Lilia, Liliana, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Liana, Lisa (Italian) Elizabete, Jeļizaveta, Lilija, Elīza, Elza, Ilze (Latvian) Bet (Limburgish) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Lilija, Lilijana, Elzė (Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Elizabeta, Liljana, Beti, Veta (Macedonian) Ealisaid (Manx) Ibb (Medieval English) Isabeau (Medieval French) Isabel (Medieval Occitan) Isabèl (Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Lilia, Liliana, Lilianna, Ela, Eliza, Iza (Polish) Isabel, Liliana, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elsa, Elza, Isa, Isabela, Liana (Portuguese) Lílian, Eliza, Isabele, Izabel (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Liliana, Eliza, Liana (Romanian) Elizaveta, Izabella, Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelizaveta, Liza, Lizaveta (Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias (Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Lileas, Beileag (Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ljiljana, Ela, Jela, Ljilja (Serbian) Alžbeta, Izabela, Eliška (Slovak) Elizabeta, Izabela, Lilijana, Liljana, Ela, Iza, Špela (Slovene) Isabel, Lilia, Liliana, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Elsa, Isa, Isabela (Spanish) Elsy, Lizbeth (Spanish (Latin American)) Lilia, Liliya, Lilya, Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta (Ukrainian) Bethan (Welsh)
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Entry updated December 8, 2017